As part of The Wensum Trust, we believe that our shared duty is to help every child to develop into high achieving, confident, healthy, caring and resilient members of their family and community. We want our schools to be healthy environments where both children and staff can develop and where strong, positive relationships are key. Our school, therefore, practices a relational approach with children, our families and our communities. We are particularly interested in working with people who share Our Qualities; who will work effectively and flexibly as part of a team.

Alderman Peel High School is a small, oversubscribed 11-16 school situated in beautiful North Norfolk.  We believe strongly in an inclusive education and that every single student and member of staff should be supported to achieve excellence. Our team ethos is central to our success and we would welcome applications from similar minded professionals. We are looking to appoint an Exams Officer to help guide staff and students through internal and external examinations.  The successful candidate will:

• Be approachable and confident dealing with pupils, staff and parents.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be pro-active, self-motivated and take ownership of tasks.
• Be a flexible, highly efficient and organised person.

Exam Officer responsibilities include:

• Plan, administrate and coordinate exams: entries, timetables, booking rooms, seating plans, room and resource preparation, exam start times, absenteeism and results
• Keep accurate up to date student data with regards to access arrangements, exam packs and timetables
• Ensure you are aware of the latest changes in exam guidelines
• Checking the correct examination papers and quantities arrive, maintain the safekeeping of exam documents as per guidelines and dispatch of papers on examination days
• Communicate with awarding organisations including AQA, Edexcel, Ofqual, and DfE.
• Maintain records and confidentiality of candidate’s responses and track student achievements

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. We believe in investing in employees as individuals, by providing training opportunities that help to develop both existing and new skill sets, to encourage career progression at all levels.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have a Schools Advisory Service (SAS) employee support programme which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The SAS provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programs.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Kelly Cawston on kcawston88rb@nsix.org.uk.

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The  Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.